Mlive File Photo/ChronicleFriends and family members comfort one another near the scene where a Norton Shores police officer allegedly shot their loved one, a sword-wielding man in the 600 block of East Sternberg Road on July 12, 2012.
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Michigan State Police Detective Lt. Cam Henke, commander of the Sixth District Special Investigation section, said the investigation into the shooting should be wrapped up in a week and will be turned over to the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

Rhyndress has been placed on administrative duties until the investigation is complete.

Police at Burroughs' home responded to a "domestic violence complaint," where "they initially encountered a female victim whose face was covered in blood,” authorities said.

That woman was identified as Burroughs' girlfriend. Authorities say Rhyndress shot Burroughs around behind Burroughs’ home in the 600 block of East Sternberg Road as Burroughs allegedly waved a 4-foot-long sword over his head.

Rhyndress is the same officer who shot and killed a man who was threatening the man's elderly mother with a knife on Feb. 20, 2011, and then threatened to kill the woman while holding the knife to her. The man then stabbed Rhydress in the knee.

The prosecutor’s office reviewed that case and indicated "indisputable audio evidence" revealed that Rhyndress used reasonable force in defense of others when he shot and killed Ben Kukulka.